Kate Winslet has long commanded the big screen, now she's commanding something else entirely: the British Empire. Well. Ish.

The Oscar-winning actress was today awarded a prestigious CBE honor (which does indeed stand for Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire—no one does superlatives quite like the U.K.) by Queen Elizabeth II in a ceremony that took place at Buckingham Palace.

So, what did the queen have to say to her? And, more intriguingly, what did she say back?

After being asked how much she enjoyed acting (not the most creative of questions, granted, but just think of how much chatting the queen has to make on any given day), Kate replied, "I said yes, I liked it, but not as much as being a mother.